A Radial Valley South of Crater Einstein

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

vallis

Coordinates

10.25° N · 88.86° W

Diameter

95.32 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-55 · Vasco da Gama

Geological Chronicle

Vallis Bohr is a wide lunar cleft stretching due south of the crater Einstein, with a length of about 80 kilometers.

Radial to Mare Orientale farther to the south, the valley is a chain of secondary craters produced by the Orientale impact.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Registry entry for Vallis Bohr
• Wikipedia (en) — Revision 1041041704

Name Origin

Named from nearby crater.